Han Dao world

Chapter 80
Jia Xu didn't urge Liu Xie, but poured himself a glass of water, picked up a pen while drinking, and wrote on a wooden slip.He was not in a hurry, and he was meticulous. When Liu Xie came back to his senses, he had already filled a slip, about ten characters.

He picked up the wooden slip, dried the ink on it, and handed it over with both hands. "Your Majesty, the subject's conjecture is for your majesty's reference."

Liu Xie took it in his hand, but didn't look at it.

His eyes fell on Jia Xu's face, and he rubbed the wooden slip with his fingers, feeling the lingering warmth Jia Xu left behind.

"Guo Si wants to live, but does Mr. think he can live?"

Jia Xu shook his head. "Your Majesty, the shape of a soldier is like water, and it never changes. You can only plan for a while, not for a lifetime."

He picked up the bamboo slips on the case. "This is where the minister's long-term focus lies."

A smile rippled from the corner of Liu Xie's eyes.

He bowed slightly to salute Jia Xu. "Mr. Xie for guidance." Then he put down the wooden slip in his hand, and took a look at the wooden slip on the case. "Sir, have you read "On the Latent Fu?"

Jia Xu shook his head. "I've heard of it, but I haven't read it."

"I've only heard of it, but I haven't read it. If you are interested, sir, you might as well find it and read it." Liu Xie thought for a while, and then said: "There is also "Lunheng" written by Wang Chong from Kuaiji. I haven’t found this book, and I don’t know if it’s lost.”

Jia Xu thought about it. "I have heard people say that Cai Bochi once had this book, perhaps it was in the place of his disciple Wang Can."

Speaking of Cai Yong, Liu Xie suddenly thought of someone. "Do you know that Cai Bojie's daughter, Cai Yan, was lost in the Xiliang army?"

Jia Xu was taken aback. "Is there such a thing?" Then his face darkened. "It's been such a long time, I'm afraid it's bad luck."

Liu Xie stood up and let out a long sigh. "People in troubled times are not as good as dogs. Even if you have a belly full of poems and books, if you can't strengthen yourself and let others slaughter you, what's the use of these poems and books?"

Jia Xu looked up in surprise and looked at Liu Xie.

Liu Xie didn't speak, and walked out.

Jia Xu got up and saw Liu Xie out of the big tent, and then went all the way down to the plateau.

After a long time, before he sat back to his desk, he turned on the light and picked up his pen again.

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Liu Xie came to Sun Rui's big tent.

Shi Sunrui leaned in front of the case, without a crown, his gray hair was messed up like a chicken coop, and his face was haggard and gloomy.

"Your Majesty..." Seeing Liu Xie entering the tent, Shi Sun Rui rushed up to greet him, without paying attention to salute, he hurriedly asked, "Did Guo Si attack?"

"Weiwei, do you think Guo Si can defeat Li Jue and his son even if he robs me and returns to Chang'an?"

Shi Sun Rui was thoughtful, and slowly straightened his waist.

"Your Majesty is saying that Guo Si knows that he is invincible, so why not take the risk of asking for a fight, and instead just sit on the sidelines and wait for the opportunity?"

"Does Wei Wei think so?"

Sun Rui smiled. "Of course." He turned back and forth, patting his forehead a little forgetfully. "If it hadn't been for His Majesty's reminder, I would have forgotten Guo Bang's situation because of my own judgment. In this way, it is understandable that he retreated to the camp after losing a battle."

"Will Wei Wei go to battle tomorrow?"

"Of course we have to fight." Shi Sun Rui stopped, clenched his fists tightly, and shook them lightly. "It's worth the risk, even if it's an adventure."

He turned his head to look at Liu Xie, and then realized that he was a bit carried away. He quickly tidied up his clothes and bowed to salute, but he forgot that he hadn't worn the crown yet. His messy hair smelled like he hadn't washed it for a few days. In front of Liu Xie.

"Tomorrow morning, please Your Majesty to move the camp."

"I'm not leaving, I'm staying here today." Liu Xie walked to the case and looked down at the map and terracotta warriors on the case. "If Weiwei is sleepy, he can go to sleep. If not, let's talk and see how we fight tomorrow."

Sun Rui was overjoyed. "I can't ask for it. Your Majesty will wait a moment, and I will order someone to prepare some food. Your Majesty has a good taste. I have some wine and meat left over for the soldiers today. Warm it up on the fire and it will be ready to use." As he spoke, he greeted his relatives loudly. Wei went to get ready.

Seeing Sun Rui's appearance like this, Liu Xie couldn't help laughing.

Unexpectedly, this old minister who embraced the ceremony would be so unrestrained.

"Jia Wenhe came here just now, and he is drafting a strategy to stabilize Liangzhou." Liu Xie said, "Wei Wei is here, do you have any thoughts?"

"Hey, let me make a bold guess. There must be trade in the strategy he thinks of, and it is included in the first three strategies."

Liu Xie raised his head, as if he had seen a ghost.

Jia Xu's strategy does include trade, and it is the first strategy.

Is this what heroes see and agree with?
"Your Majesty finds it strange?"

Liu Xie nodded. "Business is Jia Wenhe's first strategy."

Shi Sunrui smiled even more proudly, and the wrinkles on his forehead were smoothed out a lot.

"Your Majesty, although Liangzhou is vast, it can be roughly divided into three parts based on the commercial route between the four counties in Hexi and Guanzhong. The four counties have pastures, cultivated land, and taxes paid by business travelers along the way. Liangzhou is the most profitable. Chaos, business travel cut off, the four counties suffered the most. Therefore, the four counties wanted to be quiet, and the most devoted to the imperial court. There was Duan Jiming before, and Gai Yuangu later, all for this reason.”

Shi Sunrui poured two glasses of water and gestured for it. Before Liu Xie picked up the glass, he took a big sip.

"There are many treasures in the Western Regions, such as beautiful jade, good horses, wine, and luminous pearls. Luoyang's dignitaries are all flocking to them. The business trips are profitable, and the counties and counties along the way also benefit greatly. Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang, robbed and killed the people, and ransacked the homes of the rich and powerful. In order to kill a hen and take its eggs, it’s quicker than a moment. Guo Si and Zhang Jipifu don’t understand why, how could Duan Yao and Jia Xu not know?”

Liu Xie suddenly realized.

Last time I heard Shi Sun Rui mention the reason for the internal discord in Liangzhou, but I didn't ask in detail. After hearing this today, I realized that the root cause is still profit.The four counties in Hexi benefited the most from the pacification of Liangzhou, so they yearned for peace the most, opposed chaos, and even opposed the court's abandonment of Liangzhou.

"Wei Wei, I would like to hear the details."

The scholar Sun Rui was in his arms. "Your Majesty is willing to listen, so I will speak for His Majesty."

The personal guards brought the wine and meat, Shi Sunrui was polite, picked up a piece of meat, stuffed it into his mouth, picked up a pen while chewing, wrote a few orders on the prepared wooden slips, and asked the personal guards to send them to various places. camp.

"Early tomorrow morning, enter the battle one by one, and those who disobey the order will be killed!"

The personal guard took the order and left.

Shi Sun Rui took another bamboo slip that he had prepared and handed it to another guard. "Order the rangers to shoot into Li's camp. From now on, he won't be able to sleep peacefully. If His Majesty doesn't sleep, how dare he sleep?"

Seeing Shi Sun Rui's orderly arrangement, Liu Xie became inexplicably calmer.

Jia Xu taught him to design according to the person, to think about the problem from the standpoint of the other party, to think about what he thinks, and to think about what he thinks, so that he can hit everything.

What was Nashi Sun Rui thinking?
As a wise man in Guanzhong with both culture and military strategy, he waited for most of his life before he got the opportunity to be alone, and this is the opportunity to turn the tide and help the building to collapse. Can he not go all out?

With such veterans deploying specific matters, there is nothing to worry about.

(End of this chapter)